Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Maximization (economics) redirects here. For utility maximization, see Utility.In economics, the profit motive is the motivation of firms that operate so as to maximize their profits. Mainstream microeconomic theory posits that the ultimate goal of a business is to make money. Stated differently, the reason for a business’s existence is to turn a profit. The profit motive is a key tenet of rational choice theory, or the theory that economic agents tend to pursue what is in their own best interests. Accordingly, businesses seek to benefit themselves and/or their shareholders by maximizing profits.As it extends beyond economics into ideology, the profit motive has been a great matter of contention."@en }
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- Profit_motive abstract "Maximization (economics) redirects here. For utility maximization, see Utility.In economics, the profit motive is the motivation of firms that operate so as to maximize their profits. Mainstream microeconomic theory posits that the ultimate goal of a business is to make money. Stated differently, the reason for a business’s existence is to turn a profit. The profit motive is a key tenet of rational choice theory, or the theory that economic agents tend to pursue what is in their own best interests. Accordingly, businesses seek to benefit themselves and/or their shareholders by maximizing profits.As it extends beyond economics into ideology, the profit motive has been a great matter of contention.".
- Q3265969 abstract "Maximization (economics) redirects here. For utility maximization, see Utility.In economics, the profit motive is the motivation of firms that operate so as to maximize their profits. Mainstream microeconomic theory posits that the ultimate goal of a business is to make money. Stated differently, the reason for a business’s existence is to turn a profit. The profit motive is a key tenet of rational choice theory, or the theory that economic agents tend to pursue what is in their own best interests. Accordingly, businesses seek to benefit themselves and/or their shareholders by maximizing profits.As it extends beyond economics into ideology, the profit motive has been a great matter of contention.".